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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9375,Lat: 50.9958
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	1:30:50am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Testelt	1.7 km	NorthEast
2 Zavel	2.2 km	NorthWest
3 Montenaken	3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 De Hoeve	3.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Scherpenheuvel	3.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	44 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	153 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	176 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 62 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 14.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 36.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.7 km2

13.6%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

44 km2

56%

Urban area

21.1 km2

26.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Messelbroek in country Belgium

Messelbroek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	33 km	West
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	41 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	44 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Demervallei	BE	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Messelbroek
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Type of weather in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam